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Will Jacks is an absolute gun in the field and his part-time off-spinner could be a vital weapon on England's tour of Pakistan.
It's no wonder a man once thought of as a potential Twenty20 international has found his way into England's new-look Test set-up.
Indeed, he might have secured himself a place in the starting XI with his blistering 84 off 48 against England Lions last week. It came weeks after he was named MVP by the The Professional Cricketers' Association for his domestic performances in 2022.
"He can either go in from ball one and smash it, or he can go in at 7 and bat with the tail, see it out and then go mad at the end," said Mark Church.
I think he will fit in with the McCullum-Stokes system.
Jacks has looked more and more ready for a spot in England's side over the past few years.
In the first edition of The Hundred in 2021, 146 runs were scored by a player who was developing to a good level.
The season just gone saw Jacks blow his figures in each of those competitions out of the water, as well as blasting his way to a best score of108* against Southern Brave, only the second instance of a player reaching three figures in the history of the game.
Jacks passed the half century mark on five occasions.
At the time of Jacks' maiden international call-up for England's summer T20, he had hit 1,193 runs in T20s, more than any other English player.
You're looking at a player developing into a true all-format star if you add 668 first-class runs and 17 wickets.
Some of the people who know him the best detail what makes him unique.
A former manager of the age group at the cricket club. The Jacks won the National U15 T20 Cup under Tilley's management.
In the National Cup, he played a large part. He scored 50 in the semi-finals and 30 in the final.
In the final, the opposition had a quick opening bowler who had a lot of success. He was told to be careful against him.
He dispatched him back over his head in the first over after he said he wasn't quick.
Jacks has been the star of the show at both club and county level, and one time he showed his true skills.
He scored a double hundred for the under 17's. It took less than an hour for the second hundred to arrive.
"He definitely gave you the impression he was going to become a pro from an early age - he always worked at every aspect of his game in training, but he always wanted to play a part in the game."
He was a good team man but had a bit of arrogance.
Rocchiccioli lived with him during the time he played for Jacks in the premier cricket competition.
Jacks' first major contribution was a double ton against Claremont-Nedlands, after he was dismissed for a golden duck the week before.
He made a double hundred after brushing the duck off. He really liked batting out there in the flow state game. He was talking about how he was counting his runs until he reached his double hundred.
I don't think I've played with someone who has hit the middle of the bat as hard as he does. He is a great cricketer.
He was on track for a thousand-run season even though he left midway through January to be called up for the England Lions. He wouldn't have had a hard time doing it.
Despite some questionable skills around the house, Rocchiccioli thinks Jacks is a good character.
It took us a long time to teach him how to cook.
One is Test level and the other is playing the lowest division ever, so you can figure out which is more important, his cricket skills or his cheffing skills.
His banter around the house was great, I like to give it to him. He probably gave it back as much as he got it, we gave him a lot of stick to get his head back to normal after he made his double hundred.
Max was captain of Jacks for England Under-19s and also played with him for England Lions.
I didn't use his bowling skills as much as I should have, but with the bat, at that age, he led the way with that positive intent.
The way he went through the gears was incredible. Very few people can hit it all the way around the ground. He scored so quickly that it appeared to be low risk.
It's hard to set a field for him because he can hit the ball with such power and precision, and he's quite precise in the way he goes about it.
"He's a very efficient player of spin, he's got pretty much every shot in the book, so he'll adapt his game out there." It can be difficult to open up in England when you come into the middle.
He can hit the ball around the ground and if he wants to clear the ropes off the spinner, he can.
He used to hit me out of the net. He's tall so he can hit you off your feet. It's hard to know the accurate length to bowl because if you pitch it up he can come down the track, but if you go too short he can hit the ball over the fence.
"I think that's something the best players in the world can do, guys at Middlesex who've come here, likeAB De Villiers: they can hit spin off the back foot, which is something I think is quite rare, and is the sign of an international player from here Jacksy could definitely do that.
I think he would fit in well with the way England are playing cricket.
Mark Church has been watching and talking with Jacks for a long time.
He's very focused, he's determined, and he's his own man."
He knows he was the go-to because he was told "this is your job."
His development this season has been very interesting. I think we all knew that he was talented.
Over the years, we've seen what he can do in white ball cricket. His game was shown by the hundred he got in The Hundred.
I didn't think the path he's going on now would happen.
He's everything I thought he would be. There's a lot of people who call him a part-time spinner but he's far better than that. He's a work in progress, but he's a real spinner.
You can place him anywhere in the field. He's a natural, you can stick him on the boundary to sweep up, you can stick him at short leg, or even in the slips.
You put all of that together and you have a player in every form of the game.
I believe Jacksy would be up there.
There are not many that do what he does.
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